Scared of going to Paris Alone

Loads of lovely bistros you can eat in alone and no one will bat an eye

Yes you'll be more than fine there, it is the Chiswick of Paris. Voulogne Billancourt metro station, easy to get to. Have a good trip!

2 days is nothing you'll be fine enjoy it

My friend was in Paris alone between work meetings

She bought a return ticket for the tennis and thoroughly enjoyed herself alone for a couple of days mooching around

Super easy, just go out through the main entrance, taxis are parked right in front of the station. There is a Taxis sign and queue (often no queue). Actually if I were you I would take a taxi as its a slog by metro from Gare du Nord (I assume you're staying in the 16th arrondissement?). Or just take line 4 by metro, and then change for the yellow line that gets you in the 16th.

Yes on that you are right, you need to be a bit street savvy in touristy areas but I never had anything happen to me in terms of being robbed in my 25 years spent there. If you go to the Champs Elysees, be careful of people approachinng you with paper clips (fake surveys or charities). That's all.

Parisian here living in London. Where Roland Garros is is the neighbourhood I spent most of my life in. There is no safer or more bourgeois neighbourhood in Paris, it's boring if anything! The only area in Paris I find weird is actually Gare du Nord, when you arrive via the Eurostar, not the best welcome to tourists. But the metro is in the Gare itself so you can just escape quickly and go wherever you want. The metro is very safe, the whole city is and your biggest worry should be rude waiters. Just enjoy this wonderful opportunity you created for yourself, I'm jealous!

Assuming you can use data roaming, just use Google maps or Citymapper to navigate when you're walking around or using the Metro. it's a big touristy city, you'll be fine. I've travelled loads on my own, I love it. Just be sensible and don't wave your phone or cash around too much, and wear a cross body bag. Walk confidently!

YANBU to be nervous about going alone. After a lifetime of holidaying with DH, I went on hols by myself last year. Yes, it was scary. But I'm so glad I went; you will be too! Enjoy yourself.

Paris alone is perfectly fine, there's nothing to worry about.

Oh and France uses Uber. I've ubered in Paris before. That is often a good way to do relatively short trips when you don't have a hotel conceirge around to book a cab!

My recent Paris trips I flew into Paris Charles De Gaulle and needed to be in Boulevard Romain Rolland which is South West on the outskirts of Paris. I took the RER B which is the train from the airport followed by the Metro. To be honest the RER B was quite hard to buy tickets for and the station was busy but their were staff who helped me. The train was a bit busy but no-one bothered me. The Metro was easy to use. Google maps told me what stations to use and it was very straight forward. I took train because it looked quicker than taxi (French traffic is a bit shit!)

I took a cab up to Suresnes (NW Paris) with colleagues and stayed at a hotel. The following day I took a cab by myself back to the airport which took 45 minutes. The cab was fine, I paid with card and got a receipt (always needed for work). I got the hotel conceirge to book the cab for me.

With my daughter a couple of years ago we mostly travelled by train / metro as it is cheaper but we did take a late night cab from airport to the hotel on arrival as it was quicker and easier and DD was sleepy.

Cabs are fine if you take the ones from the ranks at the airport or train station. If you want to take one when in Paris you can get your hotel to order one for you. I have flagged a few in my time and my French colleagues tell me that is totally normal. Google maps make life SO SO much better and easier! A bit of pigeon french helps but it isn't essential.

I live 5mins walk from Roland Garros. It's essentially the Chelsea of Paris, you'll be fine!

This is a great summary - Paris is a safe city, but personally I avoided the 4 places mentioned here when alone/in the evening or night. I stayed in the 20th and it was totally normal feeling and safe. (If you don’t know what I mean by 20th, google Paris arrondissement maps) https://housinganywhere.com/Paris--France/areas-to-avoid-in-paris

2 things here:

1. Paris alone is fine, I went with my 8 yr old daughter (so not too different to be a single female). The metro is a busy tube nothing to worry about. We went out for dinner at night and it was summer and busy - again we felt safe and fine
2. I book myself up for things sometimes and then it gets nearer and I don't want to go - it's an anxiety thing but I do go and I enjoy it and wonder what I was stressing about!

Go and have a great time. I wish I was going to the Paris Open as I'm sure many others would too!

I've been to Paris alone many times for work. Never had a problem. Use public transport and taxis. I do speak french though so that helps.

Rolland Garros area in west Paris is fairly well to do, almost suburban.

If you have specific questions, happy to help. But I hope you go, if you love tennis it sounds like a great experience.

Grab life by the balls!

I have a friend who worries like this, and I’ve learned that constructive advice (eg to do all the research and planning she needs, cover every eventuality etc) isn’t what she needs. She needs to give air to her feelings, ideally for validation. I’ve learned not to engage with her because I’m just helping her wind herself up, so then she cancels or lets her worry ruin her trip, and then regrets it and hates herself. Same cycle every time. If this is what you’re doing too, OP, I’d suggest with kindness that you don’t as it’ll tarnish what sounds like a great trip.

I'm going on holiday to Paris in September. What are those areas please? I will avoid them.